Strathaven is an affluent north-west suburb, largely known for its retail and shopping amenities and is bounded to the west by the suburb of Sentosa, Monovale to the south and to the east and the north by Avondale and Avondale West.

[2] Like much of the northwest, the streets feature tree-lined avenues, which give the area a distinctive, garden suburb feel.

Thomas Meikle was one of the members of the infamous ‘Looting Committee’, created to steal Ndebele cattle, as punishment after the 1893 War of Dispossession or First Matabele War.

[3] There are several shopping centres and office parks in the area, especially along Suffolk Drive, which connects the suburb with the larger, Avondale.

There is also an annual Spring festival on the opening weekend of September.